diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0b7b518b14cb..fa5159f4c643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 11211:11211
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:5.7
+        image: mysql:8
         env:
           MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
           MYSQL_DATABASE: forge